CSIRO Parkes radio telescope added to National Heritage List
The iconic Parkes radio telescope, otherwise known as The Dish, has been officially recognised for its contribution to Australian astronomy and humankind’s understanding of the Universe with its addition to […]
New Direction for Dr Karen Lee-Waddell
We’re excited to announce the appointment of CSIRO Astronomer, Dr Karen Lee-Waddell to the position of Director at the Australian Square Kilometre Array Regional Centre (AusSRC). As the centre’s first […]
Applications Now Open for 2020/21 CASS Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships.
CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) Undergraduate Vacation Scholarships run over the Australian summer holidays and offer high achieving and promising undergraduate students the opportunity to collaborate with leading CASS […]
Zooming in on FRBs
New research published in ApJL today describes the global properties of the first sample of host galaxies of apparently non-repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) localized by ASKAP. This study is […]
Parkes and Narrabri visitors centres set to reopen on 4 July 2020
In response to the COVID-19 situation, the CSIRO Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre and Paul Wild Observatory Visitors Centre have been closed to the public. They will reopen on 4 July […]
Astronomers detect missing matter by using ASKAP to localise fast radio bursts
A research paper published in the journal Nature today describes how ASKAP’s ability to localise fast radio bursts was key to finding the “missing” baryonic matter that has puzzled astronomers […]
150 galaxies in a single view
The first set of science images and cubes for the WALLABY pilot survey have been released onto the CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive CASDA, marking significant progress towards the 6th […]
CSIRO Research Plus postdoc in Radio Astronomy
We are seeking a qualified and pro-active Postdoctoral Fellow in Astrophysics. CSIRO Astronomy and Space Science (CASS) and Macquarie University are jointly funding a postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research that […]
CSIRO postdoc positions in the Machine Learning/AI Future Science Platform
CSIRO Early Research Career (CERC) Postdoctoral Fellowships provide opportunities to scientists and engineers who have completed their doctorate and have less than three years of relevant postdoctoral work experience. These […]
The countdown to survey science with ASKAP reaches its half-way point
Stage 5: Image of a complex field Although 2020 has been a challenging year in many ways, the countdown to survey science with ASKAP continues. With additional precautions and procedures […]
Operation of ATNF telescopes continuing
The requirements of social distancing and restrictions on travel due to COVID-19 have resulted in a number of telescopes around the world temporarily ceasing their operations. The ATNF observatories are […]
ASKAP casts first big radio ‘net’ for gravitational-wave suspects
ASKAP has made its first large-scale follow-up of a gravitational-wave event – the merger of a neutron star and a black hole – looking for a radio source generated by […]